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Emily VanCamp has signed on to the cast of director Michael Mailer’s Little Audrey, a supernatural spiritual mystery that began production Monday in Buffalo, New York.

Also joining VanCamp in the ensemble are Jennifer Esposito, 2x Emmy nominee Aidan Quinn and VanCamp’s husband Josh Bowman, marking the first time the couple has played onscreen love interests since they met on ABC’s Revenge (2011-’15).

The cast is rounded out by Ciaran Byrne and Robert Wahlberg, as well as Ciaran’s daughter Mabel Byrne, making her film debut in the titular role.

Inspired by the real-life story of Audrey Santo, who died at age 23 in 2007 after she was left in a vegetative state since childhood,...

"You're the only person who didn't... look at me like I'm a monster." Michael Mailer Films has debuted an official trailer for an indie romantic thriller titled The Second Sun, the feature debut of producer Jennifer Gelfer. This premiered at a few small festivals last year and arrives in just a few weeks. "Two lost souls meet one cold night in Post-war Manhattan circa 1953. Before dawn arrives, deep rooted secrets will be revealed. And this man and woman, will believe in life, love, and most importantly, miracles again. The human spirit can survive anything." Starring as the two lovers: John Buffalo Mailer as Max, and Eden Epstein as Joy, along with Ciaran Byrne, Claudia Maree Mailer, and Jocelyn Jones. This looks like they had no budget and barely put together a film, that seems more like a play, about how the past always sticks with us. Here's the first official...

Other winners include A Date For Mad Mary from Room producer Ed Guiney.

The 28th Galway Film Fleadh handed out its annual awards last night (July 10) and named Taika Waititi’s Hunt For The Wilderpeople as best international feature.

The ceremony took place after the Fleadh’s annual public interview, in which director Jim Sheridan (In the Name of the Father) regaled a packed Town Hall Theatre.

The prize for best Irish feature was shared between Peter Foott’s The Young Offenders and Darren Thornton’s A Date For Mad Mary. The latter was co-produced by Ed Guiney, whose films include Oscar-winner Room, The Lobster and Frank.

The best Irish feature documentary was won by Frankie Fenton’s It’s Not Yet Dark, which centres on Simon Fitzmaurice, a talented young Irish film maker with motor neuron disease, as he embarks on making his first film through the use of his eyes and eye gaze technology.

It’s...